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The Real Ghostbusters Intro 1 (Seasons 1-3) which was made off of the Pilot. It was used for three seasons and then was edited down and used as a mini-intro to the "Real Ghostbusters" part of the hour block "Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters".


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  • The Icon Ghost's stride down the sidewalk was storyboarded by Eddie Fitzgerald to be a homage to John Travolta's character in "Saturday Night Fever."[1]
  • The trap used at the end was still from the pilot and not the design of the show.
  • The shot of all the ghosts was used as the inspiration for Cover RI of Ghostbusters Issue #15.
  • The group shot on the back cover of Volume 8 and seen on page 22 of Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #20 is a homage to the end of the first title sequence of The Real Ghostbusters.
  • On page 19 of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters Issue #2, the device Donatello looks at inside the Containment Unit is visually based on the device Egon and Ray were working on at the start of the Introduction.
  • On Page 7 of Ghostbusters Annual 2017, In panel 4, the ghosts chasing Dan are visually based on the stock ghosts from The Real Ghostbusters Pilot and Intro 1:
    • Big with Mean Teeth Ghost
    • Big Mouth Ghost
    • Eye Visor Ghost
    • Caterpillar Ghost
    • Horizontal Grin Ghost
    • Little Hopper Ghost
    • Pointy Ears Ghost
    • Big Mohawk Ghost
    • Big Spike Ghost
    • The lower half of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
  • On page 21 of Ghostbusters Crossing Over Issue #2, Winston's file photo is from the first Intro sequence when the alarm sounds.
  • On page 7 of Ghostbusters Crossing Over Issue #5, in panel 2, the shot of the the thrower being activated is a nod to the first Intro and some early episodes of The Real Ghostbusters.

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  1. Eatock, James (2008). "The Original Real Ghostbusters" Cereal Geek #4 (2nd Quarter 2008), page 44. Busta Toons Productions, United Kingdom. Line reads: "Eddie storyboarded the Ghost walking down the street as a direct homage to John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever, while Kevin illustrated the heroes in many action-packed scrapes."

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All images for Mini Intro were from LextheRobot (aka Alex Newborn).

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